Talking-machine.



C. E. WOODS.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED szvnzs. m3.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

C. E. WOODS.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. ma.

Patented Jan. 23,1917.

C. E. WOODS.

TALKINGMACI-IINE. I APPLICATION FILED SEP IT.25, IBIS.

Patented Jan. 23, 191

4 SHEETS-SIIIEET 3..

-C. E. WOOD S.

TALKlNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1913.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

' A SHEETS-SHEET 4.

UNITED STATESEATENT OFFICE.

CLINTON E. WOODS, 0F BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN GBAPHO- PHONE COMPANY, OF BBIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, CORPORATION OF WEST VIR- GINIA.

TALKING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 23, 1917.

Application filed September 25, 1913i Serial No. 791,821.

To all whom it may concern: H I

Be it known that I, CLINTON E. Woons, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Talking- Machines, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification.

This invention relates to talking machines, and more particularly to that class of talking machines in which a cylindrical record-tablet or record is mounted upon a suitable mandrel, and the sound-box and the tablet are driven by a suitable motor in the act of recording or reproducing.

The object of the invention is to produce a talkil'lg machine of this type, which shall be so constructedas to be highly convenient for desk use, or dictation purposes, which shall be compact, composed of a minimum nmnber of parts, and shall be noiseless in operation, free--from vibrations which would interfere with the recording or reproduction of the sound-vibrations, and which shall be capable of being started or stopped with ease by convenient manual manipulation. By manual, as herein used, is meant, not onlyoperation by the hand alone, but by the foot or other part of the body of the operator.

' Further specific objects are to provide for the lubrication of the machine, to the end that it may run fora long time without attention in this regard, and to connect the motor withv the operative parts by means of gearing, which shall be free from relative play which would produce vibration of the parts and inaccuracy in timing of the parts,

and generally, to improve the appearance and construction, as well as the convenience, of the machine.

With these objects in view, the invention, generally stated, consists of a basepiece,

preferably, circular in form, from which a column projects centrally upward and suptor is inclosed in the motor casing, having a shaft whose end projects into the gear Gas ing, and is provided with a worm meshing with a worm gear on one part of a two-part shaft, the other .part of said shaft being provided with a worm meshing with two worm gears, one of which is attached; to the mandrel shaft and the other to the feed-screw. A suitable clutch device is employed to connect the continuously driven member of this shaft at the will of the operator to the other member of the shaft, or to disconnect it therefrom. Said shaft and the gears cooperating therewith and the clutch device are all inclosed in the gear casing, while a clutch-operatin lever projects therefrom, and is provide with a suitable finger-piece in position to be grasped bythe operator when drawing the machine toward him, thereby closing the clutch and starting the machine, this action taking place against the tension of a spring, which automatically opens the clutch when the, finger of the operator is removed from said finger-piece. Or, one terminal of a Bowden wire may be placed in operative position in relation to,

said protruding clutch lever, the other terminal of the Bowden wire being in operative relation, yvith suitable lever mechanism, to

be actuated by the foot of the operator, or otherwise, to shift the clutch and start the mandrel, the reverse action being due to the tension of a spring, as in the case of a finger-piece; preferably, however, the machine is provided with. both the finger-piece andthe Bowden wire construction for actuating the clutch lever, to the end that either -may be used at will.

In the present invention, thebase of the may be employed for transmitting motion, and thereby greatly reducing the number of parts, and eliminating the play of parts and vibrations due to loosencss of parts, which heretofore existed in machines of this char-- acter. In the present invention, two worms are employed, one on the motor shaft and one on the shaft connecting said motor shaft with the mandrel shaft and the feed-screw, and in each instance provision is made for supporting the projecting end of the shaft bearing the worm, so that the latter cannot yield under the stress of operation but will always run perfectly true and accurate. Such support for the worm on the motor shaft is preferably secured by inclosing the worm in a hollow teat or huh projecting from the wall of the motor casing, which hub or teat has a slot cut in the side thereof to permit engagement of the worm gear with the Worm. The other worm referred to is affordedthe proper support by placing the worm gearing on the mandrel shaft immediately opposite the WQI'III gearing on the feed-screw shaft, to the end that the thrust due to the one shall. be offset or supported by the corresponding thrust due to the other I In addition, to the features above set forth, the invention contemplates the pref erable employment of a suitable speed-indicator, a correction device for indicating corrections or other data in connection with the dictated subject-matter, and a suitable speed governor for the motor, all of which last mentioned parts are likewise supported by the central upwardly-projecting column,

- and preferably directly by the motor cas- Other specific features and details of the invention will be pointed out in connection, with the description hereinafter cb'ntained.

The inventive idea involved is capable of recelving a variety of mechanical exp res sions, one of which, for the purpose of illustrating-the invention, is shown in theaccompanying drawings, but it is to'be expressly understood that such drawings are or the purpose of illustration only, and are not de signed to define the limits of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims for this purpose.

- In said drawingsFigure 1 is a top plan view; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the lefthand end of Fig, 1; Fig. 3 is an end clevation of the right-hand end of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the machine; Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are details showing the manner of mounting and operating the Bowdcn wire .and its terminals for controlling the clutchshifting device; Fig. S-is a detail. showing the mandrel bearing supported by the gear casing; and Fig. 9 is a detail of the lubricating device employed in connection with certain of the bearings.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4, 1 is a base or base-piece, preferably circular in form, and 2 is a suitable sup )orting column projecting upwardly, preferably from the center of said base-piece. The base 1 is preferably small and flat so as to occupy the minimum space. 3 is a shell or casing within which any suitable motor, preferably an electrical motor, is mounted, said shell or casing being secured to, and preferably formed integral with, the column A gear casing 4 is supported by the motor casing 3, and preferably is formed integral therewith. Said gear casing i has formed therein, and supported thereby, bew'ings for the mandrel shaft 5. Projecting from" the motor casing 3 opposite from the gear casing, is a casing 6, inclosing any suitable speed-governor" (not shown) for the motor, and any suitable speed-indicator 7, only the scale 8 and the needle 9 of which are shown.

The outer end of the casing 6 inclosing the speed-governor is provided with a closure-piece 10, from which projects, toward the front of the'lnachine, two curved arms 11' and 12 (see Fig. 3), the arm 11 supporting, one end of the feedscrew 13, and

the arm 12 supporting one end of the correction device 15, shown in Fig. 1. Preferably the two arms 11 and 12 are integrally connected forming a single bracket. Since the specific construction of the correction device forms no part of the present invention, it need not be further described herein.

Fhe motor shaft 16 has one bearing 17 in the left-hand end of the motor casing, as shown in Fig. 1, and said end wall of the motor casing has formed thereon, and preferably integral therewith, a portion, preferably in the form of a hollow teat or hub 18, within which the worm 19 on the motor shaft revolves, and by which it is supported on all sides, except for a slot 20 (Fig. 2) formed preferably in the under side thereof, through which slot a worm gear 21 enters to mesh with the worm 19. Said worm gear 21 is keyed to a shaft 22, to which is secured one member 23 of a clutch, the other member 24 of which clutch is secured to a sleeve 25 sliding on the other part 26 of the shaft, the two shaft parts 22 and 26 forming in effect a continuous shaft when the clutch mechanism is closed'and revol ing, together, said part 26, however, being stationar when the clutch is open, even though the motor be a continuously driven motor. On the end of the shaft part 26 is a worm-27, which meshes with a worm gear '2.) on the end of the mandrel shaft 5 on its upper side, and with a. worm gear 29 on its lower side, said worm gear 29 being fast on one end 30 of the foed screw 13, the other end of which has bearing in the arm 11, as before described.

' The base 1, the column 2, the motor casing 3,

and the gear casing 4L are preferably formed integral, and also preferably formed of cast metal, as cast aluminum, to the end that there can be no variation in the relation of the parts, and to the further end that the bearings for the respective shafts may be bored with great accuracy. It will be observed that the worm 19 on the end of the motor shaft 16 is supported by the hollow teat or hub 18 against the thrust of the worm gear 21, and that the two worm gears 28 and 29 on the opposite sides of the worm 27 act, the one to support the worm on one side, and the other to support it on the opposite side, so that the respective worms will perform their functions unyieldingly and with great accuracy and precision. This is a matter of much importance, since heretofore it has been deemed imprartical'ile to drive talking machine mechanism by worm gearing, though such. gearing is well known to be the most accurate and free from noise of operation and vibration. But by the means herein shown, it has been found possible to employ worm gearing, thereby securing the desirable results incident to its use, and avoiding the ob'jections heretofore existing in connection therewith.

The arm 12 not only supports one end of the correction device 15, as heretofore described, but also supports the outer end of the guiderod 31 for the sound-box carriage 32, which carriage is also provided with the usual or any suitahle'nut 33 (see Fig. 3) for on gaging-the feed-screw 13 to propel the carriage, in a manner well understood in this art.

Any suitable sound box, either for record ing or for reproducing, or both, may be mounted on the carriage, and as here shown, a combined recorder and reproducer 34 is mounted thereon, but since the specific construction of said recorder-reprodueer does not form any part of the present invention, the details of its construction are not specifically shown or described.

The several parts already described, that is, the motor, the mandrel, the sound-box and sound-box carriage, etc, are so related to each other and to the vertical column 2 that their combined. center of gravitylies substantially in line with the column and at an elevation which is low and is shown as being considerably less than the diameter of the base. Inasmuch as this machine is intended for desk use, the several parts are arranged compactly and at as low elevation as possible.

The clutch sleeve 25is engaged by the forked end 35 (see Figs. 2 and 5) of a clutchshifting lever fulcrumed in the gear casing at 36, and provided with a depending arm 37 projecting-out of the ear casing, upon which arm is pivoted a aposition to be grasped by the finger of nger-piece 38, in

movement of the mandrel and the feedscrew. Preferably, the pivot of the clutchshifting lever is in the form of a rock shaft. l0, one end of which projects outward through the side of the gear casing (see Fig. 5), and has keyed thereto a lever arm 4.1, and it will be observed that when said lever arm 41 is rocked in the direction of the arrow, it has the same effect on the clutch as when the lever arm 37 is rocked in the direction indirarted by its arrow; that is, it closes the clutch. to start the mandrel and the feedscrew.

Any suitable means may be employed for acting on the lever arm l1 to close the clutch, but by the present invention, it is preferred to employ a Bowden wire, one terminal of which is in operative relation with the lever 41, and the other in a suitable position to be actuated by the operator, as for example, 2n the floor, where it may be actuated by the cot.

Referring to Fig. 5, 42 is the Bowden wire, 43 the terminal in operative relation with the lever arm 41, and 44 is the Bowden wire terminal. in operative relation with the bellcrank lever pivoted at 46, preferably on the interior of an oval casing 4&7, one arm 45 of the bell-crank lever being in operative relation with the terminal 44, and the other arm 45 being in the path of a thrustpin ]8, preferably provided with a head 49 upon which the foot is placed to depress the same against the action of a spring 50, one end of which is connected to the arm 45* of the bell-crank lever 45, and the other to any part of the casing 47, as a depending lug 51. In Fig. 5, the parts are shown in the position which they would occupy when the. clutch is open and the mandrel and feed screw standing. still. In Fig. 6 the foot member is shown with the parts in the position which they occu y when the pin' 48 has been depressed by the foot of the operator, thereby thrusting inward (from rlght to left in Fig. 6) the Bowden wire terminal 4:4, which thrust is transmitted to the Bowden wire terminal 43, moving the same 'from right to left, as shown in Fig. 5, and thus shifting'the clutch to close the same and start the mandrel and feed-screw.

Preferably the base-piece 1 is provided With means for starting and stopping the motor, th1s means being mounted on the base.

For the purpose of lubricating the bearings of the machine, holes are drilled in the walls of the casing, and a suitable lubricatmg device is inclosed therein. One of these devices is illustrated in Fig. 1, in which. all is the opening in the end of the wall of the motor casing, extending down to and through the bearing forthc shaftlb, and

55 is a wick in the lower end of said opening, one end of the wick bearing against the shaft 16. To the upper end of the wick is connected a spring 56, and 57 is a screw plug closing'the opening 5%, which opening between thescrew-plug 57 and the wick is filled with a suitable lubricating oil. By means of the screw-plug 57, the tension on the spring 56 may be regulated,thereby rcgulating the force-with which the wick 5.3 bears against shaft 16, an'dthe spring automatically compensates for any wear on the end of the wick, due to its contact with the shaft. This lubrication of the shaft at this point not only performs the usual function of lubricatinga shaft hearing, but in addition there-" to, performs the very important function of simultaneously lubricating the worm 19 thus insuring smooth cooperation of said worm with the worm gear 21; in other words, lubricating the worm and worm gear by; reason of the small amount of oil which is fed from the shaft bearing 17 out onto and along the worm 1S), and from it'to the worm gear 21.

Preferably, the parts are all soproportioned, and the location-of the supporting column 2S0 arranged that said column is approximately at the center of gravity of the machine, or in a vertical line passing through the center ofgravity, to the end that the equilibrium of the'machine may be readily maintained. The machine of the -p'rcsent invention is designed, primarily, for desk use, much as a telephone is employed upon a desk, to be 'drawn toward and pushed back from the operator, and it will be perceived that, by reason of its small size, due to its compactness, itseqmlibrium,

its freedom from vibrations that would. interfere with its accuracy of operatlon, and

the facility with which the mandrel may be stopped and started,-as well asthe conven- 'ient arrangement of the correctlon device, and the location of the speed-1nd1cator,'1t

constitutes a machine of great efficiency intalking machine comprising lla record-mam drcl, a sound box carriage and a motor operatively connected with said mandrel and carriage, said talking machine being supported by said column with itsparts C0111- pactly arranged in balanced relation with rcspcct to said column.

:2. The combination in a talking machine, of a flat base, a colunm of small cross-sectional area projecting .upward from the base, and a mechanism supported on the column and comprising a 1'ecord-n1a1nlrel, a sound-box carriage and a motor operatively connected with the mandrel and can riagc, the center of gravity of the mechanism being at an elevation above the bottom of the base less than the maximum hori-= zontal dimension of the base.

i z". The combination in a talking mach ne,

of a flat base, a column of small cross-sectional area projectingupward froin'the base, and a mechanism supported on the column and comprising a rccord-mamlrel, a. soundbox'carriageand a motor opcratively connected with the mandrel and carriage, the center of gravity ofthe mechanism lying approximately in the axis of the columnand being at an elevation above the bottom of the base less than the maximum horizon-- tal dimension of the base.

i. The combination in a talking inachine,

of a flat base, a relatively short" column of small cross sectional area projecting upward from the base, arecord-mandrel and a sound-box carriage supportedon the column .at one side thereof, and a.motor supported-- on the column at the other side thereof and operatlvely connected With-43110 mandrel and carriage, the combined center of gravity.

of said mandrel, carriage and motor lying appreximately in the axis of the column.

lhe comblnatlon 1n ate-Hung machine, of a flat base, a column of small cross-sectional area' projecting 1 1p\ vard from the base, a record-mandrel and a sound-box carriage supported on the column at one side thereof, and a, motor supported on the col umn at the other side thereof and operatively connected with the mandreland ca-rriage, the combined center of gravity of the mandrel, carriage. and motor being at an Ill.

elevation above the bottom of the base less than the maximum horizontal dimension of the base.

6. In a talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear-casingsupported by the motor-basing and extending horizontally from one end thereof perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-mandrel. supported by the gear casing and extending horizontally from the outer end thereof parallelly with the motor axis, and gearing in the gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel.

7, In a talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear-casing supported by the motor-casing and extending horizontally from one end thereof perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-mandrel sup; ported by the gear-casingand extending horizontally from the outer end thereof paiallelly with the motor axis and on the same side of the gear-casing as the motor, and gearing in the gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel.

8. In a talking machine, the combination of a. motor-casing, a gear-casing supported by the motor-casing and extending horizontally from one end thereof perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-mandrel sup ported by the gear-casing and extending horizontally from the outer end. thereof parallelly with the motor axis, gearing in the gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel, and a vertical column on which the motor-casing is supported, the axis of the column being near the side of the casing I from which the gear-casing" extends.

9. In a talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear-casing supported by the 1notor-casing and extending horizontally from one end thereof perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-mandrel supported by the gear-casing and extei'uling horizontally from the outer end thereof parallelly with the motor axis and on the same side of the gear-casing as the motor, gear ing in the gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel, and a vertical column on which the motor-casing is supported, the axis of the column being at the side of the casing adjacent which the mandrel is positioned.

10. In a. talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear-casing supported by the motor-casing and extending horizontally from one end thereof perpendicularly to the motor axis, a recordanandrel supported by the gear-casing and extending horizontally from the outer end thereof parallelly with the motor axis, a sound-box carriage movable along the mandrel, a feedscrew for the carriage supported at one end by the gear-casing, and gearing in the gear casing connecting the motor with the mandrel and feed-screw.

11. In a talking machine, the combination of a motorcasing, a gear-casing supported by the motor-casing and extending horizontally from one end thereof perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-mandrel supported by the gear-casing and extending horizontally from the outer end thereof parallelly with the motor axis, a sound-box carriage movable along the mandrel, a feed-screw for the carriage support ed at one end by the gear-casing, an arm extending from the motor-easing and supporting the other end of the feed-screw, and gearing in the gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel and feed-screw.

12. In a talking machine, the combination of a motoncasing, a gear-casing supported by the motor-casing and extending horizontally from one end thereof perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-mandrel supported by the gear-casing. and ex tending horizontally from the outer end thereof parallelly with the motor axis, a sound-box carriage movable along the mandrel, a feed-screw for the carriage supported at one end by the gear-casing, gearing in the gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel and feed-screw, and a vertical column on which the motor-casing is supported, the axis. of the column being near the side of the casing from which the gearcasing extends.

13. In a talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear-casing supported by the motor-casing and extending horizontally from one end thereof. perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-mandrel supported by the gear-casing and extending horizontally from the outer end thereof parallelly with the motor axis, a sound-box carriage movable along the mandrel, a feed-screw for the carriage support.- ed at one end by the gear-casing, an arm extending from the motor-casing and supporting the other end of the feed-screw, gearing in the gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel andffeed-screw, and a vertical column on which the motorcasing is supported, the axis of the column being near the side of the casing from which the gear-casing extends.

14.. In a talkingmachine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear-easing supported by the motor-casing and extending horizontally from one end thereof'perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-mandrel supported bythe gear-casing and extending horizontally from the outer end thereof parallelly with the 'motor axis, a sound-box carriage movable along the mandrel, a guide for the carriage supported at one end by the gear-casing, a feed-serew for the carriage supportedat one end by the gear-easing, a bracket secured to the motorof a motor-casing,

casing and having two separated arms r spectlvely supporting the other ends of the guide and feed-screw, and gearing in the gear-casing connecting the motor with the riage supported at one end-by the gear-casing, a bracket secured to the motor-casing and having two separated arms respectively supporting the other ends of the guide a nd feed-screw, gearing in the gear-casing donnecting the motor with the mandrel and feed-screw, and a vertical column on which the motor-casing is supported, the axis of the column being near the side of the casing from which the gear-casing extends.

ll? The combination in a talkingmaehine, of a flat base, a column of small cross-sectional area projecting upward from thebase, a mechanism supported on the column and comprising. a record-mandrel, a sound hoe: carriage and a motor operatively connected With the mandrel and sound-box carriage, the center of gravity of said mechiillltril'l'bfill'lg at an elevation above the bottom of the'base less than the maximum horizontal dimension of the base, and means carried by the base for starting ping the motor.

17; The combination in a talking machine, of a flat base, a column of small cross sectional area projectingupward from the base, a mechanism supported on the columnand comprising a recordinandrel, a sound-box carriage and an electric motor o'peratively connected With the mandrel and sound-box carriage, the center ofv gravity of said mechanism being at an elevation above the bottom of the base less than the maximum horizontal dimension of the base, and a manually operable switch for the motor carried by said base.

18. Ina talking machine, the combinaand stoption of a base, a. short supporting column rising centrally from said base, an electric motor with its inclosing casing supportedby said column, a gear-casing supported by said motor-casing and projecting horizontally therefrom, a record-mandrel supported by said gear-casing, and gearing in said gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel, the center of gravity of said combined parts supported-by said columnbeing approximately in the axis of said column.

19. In a talking machine, the'combinabox carriage,

tion of a base, a short supporting column rising centrally from said base, an electric niotor with its inclosing casing supported by said column, a gear-casing supported by said motor-casing and projecting horizontally therefrom, a record-mandrel supported by said gear-casing, a sound-box carriage movable along the mandrel, a feed-screw for the carriage supported at one end by said gear-easing, and gearing in said gear-casing connecting the motor with the mandrel and feed-screw, the center of gravity of said combined parts supported by said column.

being approximately in the axis of said column.

20. In a talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a motor therein, a

gear-casing extending from the motor-casing adjacent one end thereof, a twopart shaft in said gear-casing, a clutch device for connecting and disconnecting the two parts of said shaft, gearing connecting one of said shaft parts with the motor, a mandrel supported at one end by said geareasing, a sound-box-propelling screw, geau ing connecting the other of said shaft parts with said mandrel and screw, and a clutch shifting lever mounted on sajtl gear-casing and having an operating member extending outside of said gem-casing.

21. The combination in atalking machine, of a flat base, a column of small crosssectionalarea projecting upward therefrom, a talking machine comprising a motor and a mandrel supported on said column,,power connections between said motor and mandrcl and comprising a clutch, .and clutchoperated means provided with two terminals, one of said terminals being manually operable, and a Bowdenwire mechanism operatively connected. with the other terminal.

22. In a talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear-casing extending from one end of the motor-casing perpendicularly to the motor axis, a recordmandrel extending from the outer end of the gear-casing parallelly with the motor axis, a's'onndox carriage movable alo'ng the mandrel, a feed-screw for the carriage, a two-part sha'ft in the gear-casing, gearing in the gear-casing connecting one part of the casing connecting the other part of the shaft writh the mandrel and feed-screw, a clutch ior connecting and disconnecting the two parts of the shaft, and a clutch shifting member mounted on the gear-casing and having an operating member extending outside thereof; v

23. The combination in a. talking machine, of a flat base, a column of small crosssectionalarea proj'ec'ting upward from the base, a mechanism supported on the column and comprising a record'mandrel, a sounda motor, and a power connection between the motor and the mandrel and sound-box carriage, said power connection including a clutch, and a clutch-operating means, said last named means comprising a lever extending downward from the clutch and having a iingei piece below the motor and mandrel and above the base.

24. In a talking machine, the comhination of a motor-casing, a gear-easing supported by the motor-casing and extending from one end thereof, a record-mandrel supported by the gear-casing, gearing in the gear-casing between the motor and the man-.

drel and comprising a clutch, a clutch-operating rocleshait, carried by the gear-casing and having two arms thereon one of which is manually operable, a 'Bowden wire hav ing one terminal in operative relation'with the other arm, and manually operated means in operative relation with the other terminal of the Bowden wire.

25. In a talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear-casing eNten-Lling from one end of the IHOtOPCuSillg per pendicularly to the motor axis, a l'UU-(NLimandrel extending from the outer end oithc gear-casing parallelly with the motor axis, a sound-box carriage movable along the mandrel, afeedscrew for the carriage, a two part shaft in the gear-casing, worm gearing in the gear-casing connecting one part oi? the shaft with the motor, gearing in the gear-casing comprising Worm \vlnzels con nected respectively with the mandrel and feed-screw, an. a worm on the other part oi? the shaft meshing with both oif the .vorni wheels, a. clutch for connecting and disconnesting the two parts of the sh: "i, an! a clutch shifting member mounted or the; casing and having an operatn v member mttending outside thereof.

26. in a talking machine, in cmnbination with the record-mandrel, a feediscrcw, u1otor and motor-casing thereof, means driving the mandrel and feed-screw from said motor comprising a Worm on a projecting end of the motor-shaft and a worm-gemmeshing therewith and operatively connected with saidmandrel and feed-screw, and a hollow teat or hub on the end Wall of said casing provided. with a lateral slot, said teat or hub laterally supporting said worm, and said w or [in-W heel projecting through said sl o't into engagement with said Worm.

27. In a talking n'nn'hine, in combination with the record-mandrcl, feed-screw and mo tor thereof, means driving the mandrel and feed-screw from said motor comprising a worm on a projecting end of the motor-shaft and a \vorn'i-gea'r meshing therewith and operativel y connected with said mandrel and feed-screw, and stafionary means directly engaging the side 01 .said worm and thereby supporting the lateral thrust thereon.

28. In a talking machine, in combination with the record-mandrel, feed-screw and motor thereof, means driving the mandrel and feed-screw from said motor comprising a worm on a projecting end of the motorshaft, a worm-gear meshing therewith, a shaft carrying said worm-gear and provided adjacent its opposite end with a second worm, and worm-gears connected respectively to said mandrel and feed-screw and meshing with said second-named WOI'IH on opposite sides thereof, and stationary means directly engaging the side of said firstnamed worm and thereby supporting, the lateral thrust thereon.

29. in a talking machine, the combination of a motor-casing, a gear casing sup ported by the :motorcasing and extending horizontally from one end thereof perpendicularly to the i'm. tor axis, a record-mandrel supported by the gear-casing and ex tending' iorizoni'aily from the outer end thereof parallelly with the motor axis, gearing in the gear-casing connecting the motor wiih the mandrel, and a speed governor and speed ini'licator tor the motor supported by the n1otor-casing independently of the hid gee crasing'.

50. in. a. talking machine, the combination o l? a motor -casing, a gear-easing supported by 9 the IllOtOPiftiSlllg andextending horizontally from one end, thereof perpendicularly to the motor axis, a record-1nandrel supported by the gear-casing trudcxtending horizontally from the outer end, thereoi parallelly with the mo 1' axis, a speed governor and speed imlieator for the motor and a casing there ior supported by the motor independently oi? the gem-casing, a sound-hex carriage mo ahie along'the mandrel, a feed in row for the carriage suppm'ted at one end by the ing, an. arm secured to the casing oi the governor and indicator and sup porting the other end of the feed-screw, and gearing in the geancasing connecting the motor with the mandrel and feed-screw.

21v The combination ,in a talking machine, of a llat base, a column of small C1'OSSS6C- tional area projecting upward therefrom, a recordainandrel, souncl'box and feed-screw supported above said column, a tWo-part driven shaft operatively' connected with said mandrel ahd screw, a clutch for connecting and disconnecting said shaft parts, and clutch-operating means comprising a lever extending downward from said clutch and having a finger-piece in a position to be engaged by the when the column is grasped by the hand.

32. The combination in a talking ma-s chine, of a flat base, a column of small crosssectional area projecting upward therefrom, a talking machine comprising a motor and a mandrel supported on said column, power connections between said motor and mandrel and comprising a chxtch, and clutcty operating means provided with two throat mils, one of said terminals havlng a fingerpioco projecting into the space between the base and the motor and mandrel, and a Bowdun wire mechanism oporativoly connected with the other ternnnal.

In testimony whereof I have signed this speclfication 1n the presence of two subscribing mutnesses.

CLINTON E. WOODS. fitness-es;

JOHN R. PETRIE,

JOHN S. GRIFFITH. 

